Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/būwēn

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *būwāną.

Verb

*būwēn

  1. to settle, inhabit
  2. to build

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive *būwēn
1st sg. past *būw?dā
Infinitive *būwēn
Genitive infin. *būwēnijas
Dative infin. *būwēnijē
Instrum. infin. *būwēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *būwē *būw?dā
2nd singular *būwēs *būw?dēs, *būw?dēs
3rd singular *būwēþ *būw?dē, *būw?dā
1st plural *būwēm *būw?dum
2nd plural *būwēþ *būw?dud
3rd plural *būwēnþ *būw?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *būwē *būw?dī
2nd singular *būwēs *būw?dī
3rd singular *būwē *būw?dī
1st plural *būwēm *būw?dīm
2nd plural *būwēþ *būw?dīd
3rd plural *būwēn *būw?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *būwē
Plural *būwēþ
Present Past
Participle *būwēndī *būw?d

Descendants

  • Old English: bogian, bugian
  • Old Frisian: bogia
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